Movies like Jonah
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Jonah (2023)
4K
Genre: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
After an alleged alien abduction of Margot's son Jonah, Ozzie and Darren, journalists investigating supernatural cases, are determined to expose the truth. During their investigation, Ozzie grapples with his own haunting memories, leading to intense skepticism about Margot's story.
Style:
psychological thriller, dark, suspenseful, psychological horror, creepy, twist ending
Plot:
alien abduction, investigative journalism, obsession, family drama, paranoia, moral ambiguity, character study, conspiracy, motherhood, isolation, female protagonist, small town, found footage, unreliable narrator
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Most similar movies to Jonah
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out psychological thriller, psychological horror, dark and tense films with plots about isolation, obsession, paranoia, investigation, moral ambiguity, claustrophobia and unreliable narrator mostly in Thriller, Mystery and Horror genres. Some movies like Jonah: Site (2025), Descendent (2025), Mind Thief (2022), Kasi (2023), Man Finds Tape (2025). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
619
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
After a terrifying encounter at an abandoned government test site, a small town family man begins seeing haunting visions of a past that threatens to destroy his present.
Style:
psychological thriller, psychological horror, suspenseful, creepy, tension ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
paranoia, government conspiracy, family drama, supernatural, confronting the past, grief, small town, claustrophobia, memory loss, isolation, slow burn, moral ambiguity ...
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95%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
After a traumatic brain injury triggers terrifying visions of extraterrestrials and a newfound talent for drawing, a father-to-be begins to question his reality and becomes obsessed with the need to protect his family from an unseen threat.
Style:
psychological thriller, dread, psychological horror, suspenseful, surreal ...
Plot:
trauma, family drama, family tragedy, obsession, hallucination, paranormal, grief, paranoia, loss, character study, slow burn, psychosis ...
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
94%
Genre: Comedy, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A novelist realizes that her neighbors may be under the control of unknown forces. Little does she realize how close and sinister its influence has become. A harrowing, darkly humorous journey through the depths of the human psyche.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, psychological thriller, creepy, dark ...
Plot:
paranoia, mind control, manipulation, super powers, supernatural power, neighbor, supernatural, superhuman powers, writer's life, neighbor neighbor relationship, supernatural ability, writers ...
Similarity:
86%
15
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Story:
A perfect wife, mother, and business owner battles a deep dark obsession that pushes her over the edge in this deadly recipe for murder
Style:
psychological thriller, suspenseful, intense, dark, crime drama ...
Plot:
domestic drama, obsession, murder, motherhood, female protagonist, mental breakdown, character study, betrayal, guilt, betrayal of trust, moral ambiguity, suspicion ...
Similarity:
83%
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Pulled in by a series of strange and unexplainable video clips, a brother and sister team up to investigate the events captured in the footage, only to discover a shocking secret that’s overtaking their small-town Texas community.
Style:
suspenseful, creepy, twist ending, psychological thriller, atmospheric ...
Plot:
found footage, investigation, body horror, small town, siblings, sibling relationship, brother and sister, paranoia, conspiracy, obsession, slow burn, urban legend ...
Place:
texas
Similarity:
76%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A young psychiatrist tries to help a young woman in an asylum who has been accused of having killed a teenage girl. But when she escapes and he goes after her, he finds himself involved in a mystery far greater than simply a woman thought to be ...
Style:
psychological thriller, creepy, twist ending, psychological horror, suspense ...
Plot:
psychiatrist, mysterious death, supernatural, haunting, obsession, paranoia, female protagonist, mother daughter conflict, claustrophobia, isolation, character study, moral ambiguity ...
Similarity:
73%
Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
After witnessing the alien abduction of her mother as a child, Aurora joins the UFO cult "The Cosmic Dawn". At the cult's remote compound Aurora experiences miraculous revelations, and consciousness-expanding flowers but all ...
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, captivating, thrilling, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
alien abduction, sect, problem, dark past, secret past, ufo sighting, secret, mysterious past, alien, alien encounter, cult leader, religious fanaticism ...
Similarity:
61%
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A psychiatrist evaluating a self-confessed serial killer unravels a twisted web of trauma, deceit, and psychological manipulation—only to question if the killer is truly guilty or just another victim in a larger, darker game.
Style:
psychological thriller, crime thriller, suspenseful, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
psychiatrist, trauma, serial killer, moral ambiguity, psychological manipulation, dark past, investigation, character study, obsession, mistrust, claustrophobia, psychoanalysis ...
Similarity:
60%
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383
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
When your memory lies, how do you find the truth?
Style:
psychological thriller, tense, mind bending, suspense, psychological horror ...
Plot:
father son relationship, medical experiment, identity crisis, hallucination, amnesia, paranoia, neurology, ethical dilemma, isolation, mind control, conspiracy, moral ambiguity ...
Similarity:
59%
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
After driving husband Martin to infidelity and catching him with another, mentally unstable author Jade returns to her New Zealand home. The plan is to write a book based on the town's history, helped by the local school teacher and her college ...
Style:
psychological thriller, suspense, dark, tense, atmospheric ...
Plot:
infidelity, guilt, mental illness, paranoia, family drama, obsession, grief, father daughter relationship, small town, female protagonist, domestic drama, regret ...
Place:
new zealand
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A young woman is committed to a psychiatric hospital and claims her newborn was stolen by a dark cult.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, dark, suspenseful, psychological ...
Plot:
mental illness, supernatural, schizophrenia, occult, revenge, psychiatric hospital, kidnapping, supernatural horror, mental patient, child abduction, mentally unstable, female psychopath ...
Similarity:
55%
581
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A young writer is attacked by a notorious cult leader and mass murderer, a man who exerts an inexplicable control over his followers. When she claims no memory of the attack, her family begins to question her motives.
Style:
psychological thriller, tense, suspense, dark, psychological horror ...
Plot:
investigative journalism, memory loss, manipulation, trauma, cult leader, brainwashing, paranoia, serial killer, suspicion, mind control, amnesia, investigation ...
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
As a mother becomes suspicious that her daughter may be infected by a parasitic creature, she is thrust into a nightmare as the people she trusts most push her into a chasm of drug addiction, self-destruction, and devastating sacrifice.
Style:
psychological horror, psychological thriller, surreal
Plot:
creature feature, paranoia, drug addiction, family drama, motherhood, sacrifice, dysfunctional marriage, body horror, claustrophobia, possession, moral ambiguity, grief ...
Similarity:
53%
264
Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
To make ends meet, Tom signs on as a guinea pig at a home-based lab, but when he commits a crime he cannot remember, he must risk his own sanity to reveal the truth.
Style:
tense, psychological thriller, suspense, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
amnesia, memory loss, memory, chase, amnesiac, memory lapse, problem, experiment gone awry, battles, scientific experiment, fight, experiment ...
Similarity:
53%
25K
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A young couple sets out on a weekend getaway in hopes of mending their failing relationship. However, a seemingly innocent weekend turns dark when the man discovers a videotape chronicling the events of a murder in his very own hotel room from years ...
Style:
psychological thriller, suspense, atmospheric, creepy, independent film ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
paranoia, hotel, videotaping, trauma, macabre, weekend getaway, memory, male protagonist, guilt, obsession, isolation, slow burn ...
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Jung-yoon was approached by a random stranger named Jun-woo, who told her she'd be dead in six hours. As she follows him for answers, she begins to question whether he's her savior or the one trying to put her in danger.
Style:
tense, suspense, psychological thriller, dark, twist ending ...
Plot:
manipulation, female protagonist, mistrust, paranoia, investigation, survival, suspicion, cat and mouse, moral ambiguity, psychological manipulation, serial killer, stalker ...
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46%
Genre: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
In a no holds barred documentary, acclaimed journalist Vicky O'Neil sets out on a quest to uncover the truth behind the murder of small town sweetheart Ally Andrews. What she uncovers, leads her down a dark and twisted rabbit hole into the ...
Style:
mockumentary, captivating, enigmatic, psychological thriller, sinister ...
Plot:
murder investigation, superhero, found footage, uncover truth, celebrity interview, mysterious villain, super villain, private investigation, secret, mysterious man, heroes, investigation ...
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46%
Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Brain cells from a murdered woman are transplanted into an FBI agent, in the hopes of finding the killer.
Style:
crime thriller, suspenseful, psychological thriller, dark, intense ...
Plot:
serial killer, female protagonist, murder mystery, fbi agent, memory loss, ethical dilemma, cat and mouse, moral ambiguity, brain transplant, urban, catatonia, flashback ...
Similarity:
45%
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
While investigating a child abuse case, Claire discovers that the family is being tormented by a supernatural entity. In order to save the family, she must confront her own fears and use her emerging clairvoyance to stop the malevolent force.
Style:
psychological horror, supernatural thriller, creepy, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
supernatural, child abuse, haunted house, grief, clairvoyance, female protagonist, trauma, family drama, paranormal investigation, macabre, nightmare, family secret ...
Similarity:
44%
1K
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
“Laughing Lexi” has gone missing. As the tale unfolds, the story of what really happened becomes stranger than fiction.
Style:
tense, psychological, suspenseful, thrilling, captivating ...
Plot:
found footage, missing person, puzzle, undercover, secret, media manipulation, social media, female protagonist, investigation, character study, satire, obsession ...
Similarity:
44%
856
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Seeking peace away from her turbulent life, a young woman accepts a job as a fire lookout at a remote wilderness tower. As she settles into her new role, eerie disturbances and strange occurrences begin to unfold, and she must uncover the chilling ...
Style:
suspenseful, psychological thriller, atmospheric, tense, psychological horror ...
Plot:
isolation, secrets, solitude, forest, macabre, female protagonist, haunting, character study, mountain, slow burn, investigation, claustrophobia ...
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A State Park Ranger and his wife, grappling with the disappearance of their teenage son, face a mysterious outbreak that threatens not only their relationship, but in the end, their grip on reality.
Style:
psychological thriller, suspense, psychological horror, twist ending, psychological
Plot:
grief, paranoia, loss, family drama, uncertainty, character study, haunting, family secret, obsession, isolation, small town, dysfunctional family ...
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 46 min.
Story:
Grayson Ellsworth is writing his next novel. While stuck on a train he realizes his worst fears. Once the pen hits the paper, the results are shocking!
Style:
metafiction, psychological thriller, psychological horror, tense, independent film ...
Plot:
obsession, character study, unsettling, transformation, paranoia, mental illness, claustrophobia, identity crisis, split personality, isolation, moral ambiguity, urban ...
Place:
new york, austin texas
Similarity:
42%
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Genre: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
When a lowly postman is inducted into a top-secret superhuman DNA program at a research facility, it's revealed that he'll be able to receive, control and send information based on the senses of others.
Style:
suspenseful, surreal, tense, dark
Plot:
genetic experiment, superhuman, paranoia, conspiracy, research facility, mind control, ancestry, family history, isolation, ethical dilemma, identity crisis, moral ambiguity ...
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39%
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
New mom Hallie is devoted to her baby, who had a heart transplant when she was born. Hallie is thrilled when she makes a new friend in Megan, but Hallie's life takes a sinister turn as danger seems to follow her every move.
Style:
suspense, tense, dark, sinister, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
baby, motherhood, heart transplant, protective mother, danger, stress, family drama, mistrust, stalker, single mother, trauma, abduction ...
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Italy
Story:
In the southern Italian village where writer Dora comes from, a sadistic murderer tortures and kills several people. The killer is inspired by the crime novels written by Dora herself. Two police officers investigate the case and suspect Dora and ...
Style:
dark, tension, suspenseful, psychological thriller, psychological horror ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder mystery, sadistic killer, investigation, suspicion, violence, publisher, small town, slow burn, cat and mouse, obsession, moral ambiguity ...
Place:
southern italy
Similarity:
38%
104
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 71 min.
Story:
After a woman survives a bizarre attack at an abandoned well, her mental state deteriorates as she tries to prove to others what really happened.
Style:
psychological thriller, mysterious, tense, psychological horror, dread ...
Plot:
isolation, trauma, survival, paranoia, emotional breakdown, hallucination, female protagonist, obsession, claustrophobia, slow burn, obsessive quest, investigation ...
Place:
mulholland drive
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: Mexico
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Olga discovers the unfinished diary of a notorious killer and becomes captivated by its dark secrets. As she delves deeper, she uncovers a mysterious connection between them, putting her life—and the lives of those around her—in grave danger.
Style:
tense, psychological thriller, suspense, atmospheric, crime drama ...
Plot:
obsession, serial killer, danger, investigation, paranoia, cat and mouse, flashback, stalker, moral ambiguity, isolation, foreshadowing, betrayal ...
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Haunted by the death of her young daughter, a distraught woman develops an all-consuming obsession with a girl she believes is her reincarnated child.
Style:
suspense, psychological thriller, disturbing, psychological, atmospheric ...
Plot:
female protagonist, obsession, grief, motherhood, loss, lifestyle, mentally unstable, new neighbor, tragic past, neighbor, neighbor neighbor relationship, supernatural ...
Place:
ireland
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Six complete strangers recall the details of their individual experiences with alien forces-sharing the terrifying stories of their abductions and possessions.
Style:
anthology, suspenseful, psychotronic, captivating, dark ...
Plot:
alien contact, alien abduction, monster, distopia, ufo, possession, supernatural, possessed, alien encounter, alien, obsession, space and aliens ...
Similarity:
35%
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